The biopolitical exercise of power against ethnic minorities has dominated the scene ofphilosophical writing for many decades. Hegemonic practices are rooted in a colonial his-tory of violence, dehumanization, and genocidal action against marginalized nationalbodies that are constantly pushed outside the sphere of political and cultural representa-tion. The manipulation of discourse, space, and bodies by colonial forces implies that aresponse to physical brutality and cultural exclusion becomes a sacred intellectual andscholarly mission that Aroosa Kanwal’s book succinctly and persuasively adopts. In herinsightful contribution to the subjective formation of Muslim identities in postcolonialcommunities and geographies, Kanwal touches upon a critical question that has enduredimperial scrutiny and its technological surveillance for years; that is, re-framing the deeplyburied agency of the rehumanized Muslim subjects via literary production and creativeinvention.

Title

Middle East Critique

Publisher

Taylor and Francis

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Indexing

Thomson Reuters

Impact Factor

1.5

Publication Type

Online only

Volume

34

Year

2025

Pages

563-568